Imam Jawwad (a.s) The denied Imam
What was the difficulty of Imam Jawad (a.s), people refused to accept him as an Imam .The
first accusation he had to face from the followers was that he is not an Imam. Whose father
was accepted as Imam, the Shia denied his Imamat. There is another accusation recorded in
history, and it was an enormous accusation, it is narrated in history that Imam Raza (a.s)
didn t forget it till his death. People accused him that Imam Jawad (a.s) is not the son of
Imam Raza (a.s). There was a reason quoted to justify this accusation, that Imam Jawad's
(a.s) skin colour was brown, and Imam Raza s skin colour was white. So they accused that he
cannot be your son. His uncle became the claimant of Imamat. Just like today the way people
decide the names of their Leaders based on their own criteria s and wishes, similar was the
case in that era also and similar type of people were there. Please note that I am not
discussing about martyrdoms of the Imam s, that how and by whose hands it was conspired,
and how it all happened. We are just looking briefly into the physical and the psychological
oppressions done on these divinely appointed leaders by their own followers.
Allahs(s.w.t) completes his Hujjat
Now let us come to the period of Imam Naqi (a.s), how brutally he was martyred. And when
the period of Imam Askari (a.s) came, these similar betrayal and treacherous circumstances
of the Ummah was at its peak. This is where the crucial point comes. Eleven Imams passed
away without an Ummah, without those sincere followers who could form a nation. Now the
time came when Allah completed his Hujjat (argument). No one s Hujjat can work in front of
Allah s. And this is Allah's Hujjat. Even at that time the people used to say, if any Leader
would have been send to us by Allah(s), we would have shown what we can do. Just like
today we say, if we have a Leader, the Lebanese would have been ashamed in front of us. It
is also stated in the Holy Quran that When Moosa the Prophet died, after his death people
met each other in grief and went to the Prophet of that time and said "There should be a
Leader for us , the Prophet said you are not that kind of people, you are not eligible to have
someone leading you, but they denied it and even started a propaganda against their
Prophet. And they said Prophets of today like you, are not concerned towards their nation.
But the Prophet still denied their request. And they kept on insisting that we just want a
Leader, than you see what we can do. Allah selected Taloot as their Leader. When they heard
about Taloot they became very angry, that how can this young boy who doesn t have wealth
nor he possesses any family background can lead us, we want any one from amongst us to
hold the position of Leader. They left Taloot accept some people. Taloot said now we have to
face Jaloot. They passed from a river in their journey and Taloot said that we are not allowed
to drink it s water, it is public property, you can only take a sip if you are in a dying situation,
not more than that. They said how is it possible when we are thirsty and its water is so
sweet, how can we leave it. At this juncture again some of his followers left Taloot. Now
some reached at the last stage where they met Jaloot. But when they saw his might and
power they became nervous. They said to Taloot, why haven t you informed us about his
power? We thought we are going to face a small group. Why did you keep us in the dark?
Here again we can see how many more left Taloot and at last some old and some children
were left with him. And there Taloot raised their spirits he said that don t be afraid it happens
most of the time that small groups fight over big ones. After saying their slogans, one small
kid not a young boy, but a small soldier of Taloot's army moved ahead and he cut down
Jaloot's head. All big unanimous personalities of Bani Israel were sitting and who
accomplished this mighty task, a small boy.
Al-Ghaibah The Philosophy
At certain times, there is a need to accomplish the Hujjat (the argument). If Allah had not
sent Taloot, people of Bani Israel would have said that if we would have had a Leader than
we would have shown what we could do. That is why Allah sent Taloot to reveal their
hypocrisy. That is why their Prophet was denying their demand of Leader. Similarly
completion of Hujjat is necessary in the case of our Imam s also. Eleven Leaders came one
after another and Allah completed his Hujjat
All his Leaders were left alone with out an Ummah and followers. Now Allah has put up one
condition, for his last Leader. What is the epithet of Hazrat Hujjat in Quran? Baqiyat-ullah
(the remainder of Allah) .It is Allah s treasure and Allah wont let his treasure to be wasted.
Allah has preserved his treasure for that day when we, the followers, the believers will
become one Ummah (nation).Because if Allah sends him he will be alone like other Imam s so
now Allah(s) says, first you become an Ummah (nation) than your Imam will appear. Than he
will expose his treasure. This is the condition of the appearance of Imam Al-Hujjat (a.t.f.s).
This is the Philosophy of Gaibah (Occultation).
Now ask yourself?
1. Who is in Gaibah (Occultation). Our Imam (a.t.f.s) or We?
2. Our Imam (a.t.f.s) is waiting for us to be prepared, but do we know what kind of
preparation is required?
3. Imam (a.s) was and is always prepared for the final revolution, but are we his
followers, the Ummah need to be a part of his final revolution?
4. Imam (a.s) needs followers having the Character of Companions of Karbala? But do
we know what is meant by the Character of Karbala (Kirdar-e-Karbalae)?
5. We are running after signs of appearance, are we really concerned about his
condition of appearance?
6. Are we ready to accept this fact, that the biggest cause behind his delay in
reappearance is we, his followers?
7. If He(a.t.f.s) comes today, are we in a position to sacrifice everything to protect him,
to give him our full support to the extent of the last drop of blood in our body ?
Everyone should prepare for the final uprising of Hujjat Al-Qaem (a.t.f.s), even if
it is limited to a single arrow Imam Sadiq (a.s)
Based on the Lecture By Hujjatul Islam Sayed Jawwad Naqvi
Translated By : Baabeilm Islamic Institute
